02/08 Tutorials - Theme

Theme/Main Idea

By Taylor Weingartner

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• Theme

• Inferences

• Paired Texts​

Opportunities

• Grammar increased significantly

• ​Context Clues

• ​Character Motivation

​Strengths

Unit 4 Exam Results

1. 2nd period - 66% passing

2. 4th period - 62% passing

3. 3rd period - 52% passing ​

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​Class Rankings

Theme

The message, moral, or lesson of a text

Stated: the author may explain the theme at the end of the story

Implied: Make an inference about the lesson, using the setting, characters, plot, problem, or actions​

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Define "theme" in your own words.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of The Tortoise and the Hare?

• Races are a great way to solve problems

• The tortoise wins the race because the hare overestimates himself

• Slow and steady wins the race

What the author wants you to know after reading the passage

Main idea

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Define "main idea" in your own words

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of The Tortoise and the Hare?

• Races are great ways to solve problems

• Slow and steady wins the race

• The tortoise wins the race because the hare overestimates himself

Multiple Choice

What is the passage mainly about?

• The magician learning about the great palace Aladdin lived in.

• The magician wanting the Genie of the Lamp.

• The magician learning about Aladdin’s great fortune.

• The magician trying to get rid of Aladdin.

Multiple Choice

Which theme is explored in the passage?

• Never underestimate someone.

• See the positive side of things.

• People want what others have.

• People should be honest.

Open Ended

What do you think the magician is planning?

Multiple Choice

What is the primary theme of the story?

• Wait on others for help.

• Self-help is the best help.

• Do not trust others for help.

• Depend on family for help.

Multiple Choice

What inference can be made about the mother?

• She does not want to leave the nest.

• She is not concerned with her young.

• She does not normally worry.

• She has experienced harvest before.

Open Ended

What is the main idea?

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the article?

• Students are unable to pay for high college costs.

• Some states already offer free college.

• Programs are being created to reduce college costs.

• Lawmakers promise free college for everyone.

Multiple Choice

Why do you think lawmakers want free college?

• to make college accessible to all

• to help people with debt

• to prevent colleges from making money

• to show people college is important

Open Ended

How do you feel about the idea of free college?

Multiple Choice

The primary theme of the story centers on the importance of -

• listening to your master

• being happy with what you have

• standing up for others

• telling the truth

Multiple Choice

The story is mainly about -

• the master getting upset

• Oliver asking for more food

• poor living conditions

• the boys encouraging Oliver

Open Ended

Why do you think Oliver asked for more food?

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the story?

• Role models often have faults.

• Focus on your life and not the lives of others.

• Do not listen to unkind friends.

• The importance of function over appearance.

Multiple Choice

The story is mainly about the -

• Swallow’s bright feathers

• Swallow being mean to the Crow

• birds comparing feathers

• Crow loving winter

Open Ended

Can you think of another example similar to the theme found in the story?

Multiple Choice

The main idea of the excerpt is that -

• Sherlock Holmes had many interesting cases

• the narrator values Sherlock Holmes

• Sherlock Holmes can solve any case

• the narrator likes the most recent case more

Multiple Choice

What is the narrator’s purpose?

• to show why Sherlock Holmes is famous

• to grow interest in the case he is about to tell

• to explain how this case was different

• to retell the past cases solved

Open Ended

How do you think the narrator feels about Sherlock Holmes?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the story best expresses the main idea?

• not when tax cuts target the top 10% of earners

• the political argument in favor of tax cuts for big businesses

• an assumption that they would invest their tax savings into jobs

• unable to fight the irresistible force of gravity

Multiple Choice

Who does the author believe needs tax cuts?

• owners of businesses

• people with some wealth

• average income earners

• people who are very poor

Open Ended

Retell the article in two sentences.

Multiple Choice

What is the excerpt mainly about?

• how to go back in time

• the changing of day and night

• the narrator’s journey

• what it is like to time travel

Multiple Choice

What theme is addressed?

• Recognize the beauty of nature.

• Strive to achieve greatness.

• Focus on the present and not the past.

• Don’t be afraid of new experiences.

Open Ended

How would you describe the narrator’s experience with time travel?

Multiple Choice

What is the passage mostly about?

• The Mother Goat leaving her Kid.

• B The Wolf trying to get into the house.

• The Kid being home alone.

• The Kid afraid of the Wolf.

Multiple Choice

Which theme is explored in the passage?

• Do not trust strangers.

• Trust the opinions of others.

• Trust your gut feeling.

• Put on a strong face when alone.

Open Ended

What inference can you make about the Kid?

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea?

• A The inhabitants of Mars hope to take over Earth.

• Mars has become almost unlivable.

• Earth needs to be cautious of the inhabitants of Mars.

• Mars has become colder and now has less water.

Multiple Choice

Which phrase from the passage best illustrates the theme?

• A last stage of exhaustion, which to us is still incredibly remote, has become a present-day problem for the inhabitants of Mars

• B immediate pressure of necessity has brightened their intellects, enlarged their powers, and hardened their hearts

• C looking across space with instruments, and intelligences such as we have scarcely dreamed of

Open Ended

What is the theme?

Multiple Choice

What is the passage mostly about?

• The importance of a summer job.

• Why teens need to work.

• The number of teens working.

• Fewer teens are working jobs.

Multiple Choice

What is the author’s main message?

• Teens are losing interest in working.

• Many teens need to work year-round.

• Most teens get a summer job.

• The number of working teens is declining.

Open Ended

How are the main idea and author’s message similar?

Multiple Choice

Which theme is addressed in the passage?

• Some good can come from bad.

• Always listen to your heart.

• Trust in others for help.

• Be thankful for the little things in life.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea?

• Sherlock Holmes noticed the bad storm outside.

• Sherlock Holmes got a new and interesting case.

• The man will come back and see Sherlock Holmes.

• The man is in grave danger and needs help.

Open Ended

Which sentence from the excerpt supports the theme?